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Abarat: Absolute Midnight Audiobook Summary

Clive Barker, author of The Thief of Always, delivers an epic battle filled with fantasy and adventure that readers won’t want to put down!

Candy Quackenbush, her allies, and her enemies are back in Abarat: Absolute Midnight, the third book in Clive Barker’s New York Times bestselling Abarat series.

“The waiting is over. Tomorrow there will be no dawn. Only midnight, absolute and eternal.” Mater Motley, the Old Mother of Darkness herself–following the events of Abarat and Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War–has crafted a scheme that may destroy the Abarat, a vast archipelago where every hour is an island in one eternal day.

When Candy discovers Mater Motley’s secret plot, she realizes that only she can bring an end to the destruction. Only she can stop the complete darkness threatening to abolish all hope and happiness from the Abarat.

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Abarat: Absolute Midnight Audiobook Narrator

Richard Ferrone is the narrator of Abarat: Absolute Midnight audiobook that was written by Clive Barker

About the Author(s) of Abarat: Absolute Midnight

Clive Barker is the author of Abarat: Absolute Midnight

Abarat: Absolute Midnight Full Details

Narrator Richard Ferrone
Length 15 hours 19 minutes
Author Clive Barker
Category
Publisher HarperCollins
Release date January 10, 2012
ISBN 9780062192721

Subjects

The publisher of the Abarat: Absolute Midnight is HarperCollins. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fantasy, General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Additional info

The publisher of the Abarat: Absolute Midnight is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780062192721.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Ashley

April 14, 2021

I was both excited and terrified to read this book. Excited because I’m invested in this series now and I couldn’t wait to see how it all ended. Terrified because I’ve become so invested in this series and these characters and I want nothing but good for my precious babies. I’m glad to say that it was everything I could have hoped for and more as an ending to what’s become a new favourite series. It had it all; it made me laugh and sob and want to throw the book across the room and hug it to my chest and just hold it close. There’s just one thing that spoiled it a teeny bit, “Lordy Lou” was repeated so many times that it became quite aggravating and I rolled my eyes every time it came up. Which was A LOT. Other than that detail it was an absolutely brilliant conclusion to an amazing series and I couldn’t have loved it more.

Bob

March 26, 2012

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I have been waiting for this book FOR. EVER. Will be putting this on the "to purchase" list since I own the first two, and they are gorgeous! *********I waffled on 3 and 4 stars for what I consider the final book in the Abarat series. This was a good solid conclusion as far as I am concerned, though the end of the book seems to indicate there are more to follow. Not sure I feel the need to pursue the further adventures of Candy and her band of friends and warriors. Beautiful language, terrific images, but the storytelling finally fell a little flat for me. Villainy eventually reaches a point where it just gets dull, as does the miracle of discovery by the heroine who seems to wield powers she can't explain. I had to drag myself through the final 5 chapters or so.The gorgeous (yet decidedly creepy) illustrations Barker provides throughout pushed the book to the 4 star rating.

Harumichi

May 29, 2019

Allahuakbar! Setelah berjuang keras menelan 628 halamannya, akhirnya aku berhasil selesai membaca buku ketiga dari pentalogi Abarat ini. Huah! Edan! Buku ini beneran edan! Kalau visualisasi imajinasi Clive Barker pada buku 1 dan 2 bisa dibilang "aneh", maka di buku ketiga yang sampul terjemahannya semerah darah ini Clive Barker seolah menuangkan segala mimpi buruk yang pernah ia hadapi selama beberapa dekade. Lukisan-lukisannya suerem naudzubillah. Tiap kali melewati halaman-halaman menyeramkan itu rasanya aku pingin cepat-cepat menghabiskan narasi dan dialognya biar segera terbebas dari ilustrasi horor itu. Dulu waktu aku pertama kali baca Abarat 1 waktu SMP mana kutahu kalau Clive aslinya penulis cerita horor.Sepanjang membacanya aku terus bertanya-tanya kekuatan macam apa yang sudah menginspirasi dan menggerakkan Clive untuk menuangkan segala ilustrasi dan imaji sedahsyat ini dalam bukunya. Bener-bener nggak terpikirkan dan nggak terbayangkan. Sayangnya, beberapa ilustrasi di sini agak kurang nyambung sama narasi yang ditampilkan. Udah serem-serem tapi nggak bikin pembaca ngeh itu gambar apaan dari tokoh apa dan adegan apa kan ya gimana tho ya.***Segala perspektif yang sudah terbentuk dari buku pertama dan buku kedua diputarbalikkan di buku ketiga. Yaitu:1. Putri Boa ternyata entitas licik dan tengik luar biasa. Kukira Lord Christopher Carrion dan Mater Motley udah pasti jadi duo most-hate di serial ini (kalau Worsfunkel dan Criss Cross Half nggak dihitung). Tapi ternyata malah orang ini jadi tokoh yang paling kubenci. Setelah topengnya terkuak, aku malah jadi kasian banget sama Christopher Carrion huhuhu.Terus aku bingung. Kalau dia ternyata sejahat dan semanipulatif itu, kenapa pula Trio Perempuan Fantomaya sampai harus repot-repot nembus dimensi buat nyelamatkan jiwa Putri??? Mereka ketipu juga? Luar binasa!***2. Mater Motley bukan satu-satunya Final Boss. Ternyata ada kekuatan yang jauh lebih dahsyat dan gelap lagi di belakangnya. Sebuah peradaban yang tampaknya jauh lebih kuno dari Abarat: Neupharee. Requieax yang keberadaannya sudah digembar-gemborkan dari buku kedua malah kayaknya jadi kalah wibawa di sini. Tujuan Neupharee di sini juga belum dikuak. Artinya, udah setebal ini pun rahasia Abarat yang dikasih tahu ke para pembaca tampaknya nggak nyampe seujung kukunya.***3. Semua pertemuan acak Candy dengan orang-orang Abarat selama ini ternyata sudah direncanakan! Kejutan lagi, mereka semua ternyata satu kelompok! Nah loh!***4. Geshrat seperti Malingo tampaknya sejenis makhluk immortal? Dipenggal nggak bisa mati loh!***5. Dunia Abarat tampaknya menganut konsep Flat Earth??? Ada konsep Tepi Dunia segala. Jadi di luar lingkaran kepulauan 25 Jam itu diceritakan "tidak ada dunia dan kehidupan lain". Yang ada hanyalah Kekosongan dan nggak ada satu pun yang paham apa yang berada di sana. Plus digambarinnya Laut Izabella ternyata ya gitu ada tepiannya, bisa mentok dan akhirnya jatuh ke bawah macam air terjun. Apa yang ada di bawah "air terjun" itu masih belum diketahui. Yang jelas keajaiban Abarat tampaknya tak berakhir di situ begitu saja..***6. Oh ya. Ayah Candy tiba-tiba punya kekuatan sihir di sini dan jadi pemimpin gereja! ***Belum lagi ada rahasia keluarga Carrion yang disembunyikan Mater Motley dan itu juga sangat mengejutkan! (view spoiler)[Ternyata jiwa mereka yang sudah mati terbakar di istana lama Gorgossium ditawan oleh Mater Motley dan dijadikan salah satu sumber kekuatan sihirnya! Disimpennya di... baca sendiri dah! Hahahah (hide spoiler)]***Tapi yang paling nggak disangka di sini adalah.... Candy punya love crush! Dan dia bukan Finnegan Hobb. Melainkan seorang pemuda nelayan random yang sempat menyerang rombongan Candy di dalam perahu saat Yebba Dim Day menemui kehancurannya: Gazza.Dia di sini tuh kayak jatuh dari langit dan fast-forward setelah berhari-hari berlayar bersama Candy, dia langsung dapat jatah peran penting sebagai love interestnya Candy (padahal aku udah takut aja Candy bakal dipasangin ama Malingo huahauahuahau). Mungkin karena selama di Abarat Candy ketemunya sama makhluk-makhluk nonhuman yang wujud fisiknya absurd kali, ya. Jadi begitu ketemu Gazza, mata dan hatinya Candy langsung berasa bening.Bingung sih. Chemistry-nya nggak kerasa kebangun, tahu-tahu dua orang ini langsung "love you love you-an" sampai saling rela berkorban nyawa segala. Astaga. Moga di buku-buku berikutnya ada sedikit flashback kenapa kok dua orang ini bisa jatuh cinta.Dan setelah ending yang beneran kerasa seperti akhir dari film fantasi yang masih ada sekuelnya, aku jadi bertanya-tanya, harus nunggu sampai umur berapa buat bisa baca Kry Rising (buku keempat) dan Until The End of Time (buku kelima)??? Huaaaaaa...Khawatir, nih. Soalnya Clive Barker kayaknya udah mayan tua juga usianya. Semoga dia tetap hidup sampai "utang Abarat"nya terbayar tuntas! Nunggunya sampai lebih dari satu dekade loh biar bisa sampai ke titik ini. Huhuhu.

Robert

August 09, 2011

The long awaited third in this wonderful series absolutely repays fans' patience. Barker does something that I'm not sure I've ever noticed a YA series do, and that is to grow in complexity as the original readers grow in age. The first book was a fun imaginative whimsical ride through the land of Abarat. The second continued the fantastic journey of Candy Quackenbush, but the storm clouds of war begin rolling in and the tone becomes much darker. Now with the third installment, Barker's writing has almost matched that of his adult books. The dark and disturbing tone and the detailed descriptions of the horrors unleashed by Mater Motley are in deep contrast to the bright colors and whimsey of the first book. Being a long time fan of Barker's, this just made the series even that much more appealing to me.

Dog

September 16, 2011

Love this series! Seven years is a long time to wait...but it was worth it!And I hope all you fans will check out our new trailer for this third installment: you can watch it at http://bit.ly/p3q2Wd. Enjoy!Michelle @ Dog Ear Creative

Jc11king

September 08, 2016

4¼ starsUnlike many of you, I didn't have to wait 7 years to read this book, for I first heard of this series a couple of months ago. I read the three books back to back, and now I cannot wait for book 4 which is called The Price of Dreams. I prefer reading paperbacks. However, since there are no paintings in them, I will definitely buy the last 2 books in hardcovers (anyway, I wouldn't be able to wait for the paperbacks to come out :P )I love the pacing of the story and Barker's transitions between situations (or chapters if you prefer).(view spoiler)[Laguna was an interesting character. I like the fact that she prefers her bad son. Embrace the dark side!Zephario was also a good addition. Christopher Carrion is my favorite character, clearly the most worked of them. When Barker mentions something, for instance in book 2 Carrion tells Candy how his family died, it always has an importance in the story and I appreciate it. When the author mentions a character or an incident, you can be pretty sure it will appear again later.Gazza. I didn't dislike him, but I do agree with most of you that the "falling in love scene" doesn't make sense since we don't know sh** about the character. I thought Letheo would have made a better love interest for Candy. (He doesn't even appear in this book. Is he dead or what?) (I said spoiler)Malingo's "death". He's clearly one of the best characters in the series. To have him die, would have been powerful. When he "died" I was waiting for a big confrontation: an epic battle between Motley and Candy, but it was over after 2 paragraphs more or less. Disappointing. I do not have a problem with the fact that he didn't really die, for like I said he's one of my favorite characters. However, it would have made more sense for him to reappear in the next book instead of a couple of pages later.Abarataraba. Barker made it seemed like it was mentioned before even though it wasn't. Boa. It seems as if Barker decided to change the story right in the middle of it. I have no problem with the fact that she is evil (to be honest I never really liked that character anyway). However, it came out of nowhere, and that's what bothers me. Boa was described has "light's hope". The one that would allow them to succeed against the force of Midnight. Wasn't it the reason why the Fantomaya saved her?Also, when Candy tells Joephi and Mespa about this, they barely react. They're like "ok we fu**ed up, but so what?"Nevertheless, I still enjoyed the story. Abarat is definitely one of my favorite series; one I would recommend to about anyone. (hide spoiler)]

Woodge

March 06, 2013

This is the third book of what I understand to be eventually a five-book series. I read the last one six years ago and was looking forward to getting back into the world of the Abarat. Candy Quackenbush, the young teen from Chickentown USA, has a powerful enemy in Mater Motley, the grandmother to Christopher Carrion. Mater Motley has apocalyptic plans for the twenty-five islands of the Abarat archipelago. I enjoyed the story and rich imagination behind it, but I did like the first two books better. Still, this was a fun continuation of the story. There were some nice surprises. But the sudden love match that Candy gets involved in seems to come completely out of the blue. And the ending really makes you wonder where the author will go in book four. This is also quite literally the heaviest book I've ever read. It's about three pounds at least. The pages are thick and sturdy and frequently feature the authors own artwork. The artwork is by turns creepy and phantasmagoric. I wonder how long the wait will be until book four gets published?

Rebecca

November 14, 2016

Action, adventure, secret characters, a love triangle. What more could you want? The saga continues as Candy tries to free herself from an old wound. She is still stuck in the Abarat, and the list of bad guys is getting longer and longer. The good guy list is also getting a bit longer. A great continuation of the story. How long will I have to wait for the next installment?!

Melanie

November 21, 2017

From page one to the final page, the third book in this trilogy has sent me on a breathless and exhilarating journey. The build up to Mator Motley and Candy’s finally battle was breath taking in every way. Clive Barker I NEED book four finishing please! Superb!

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